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#9436 - 15/06/2000 02:30 Preview page - small update
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
I've added a photo of a Mark 2 fitted to a Ford Ka to the preview page.

The URL is www.empeg.com/preview/.

Rob



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#9437 - 15/06/2000 03:47 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: rob]
Geoff
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Registered: 21/08/1999
Posts: 381
Loc: Northern Ireland
This is bordering on cruelty...

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#9438 - 15/06/2000 06:11 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: rob]
debauch
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Registered: 22/03/2000
Posts: 217
Loc: West Midlands, England

What's the bit sticking out on the bottom slightly to the right of the four buttons? It's very visible on the Standalone and Merc pics, and I may just be imagining it on the Ka one.

Also - Anybody make out the text on the Ka pic? I've got:

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About empeg-car
Version 0.85 (Beta 13c)
(c)1998-2000 empeg Ltd.
www.empeg.com
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OK. Sad I know, but I WANT ONE NOW. No. YESTERDAY.

Nick.


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#9439 - 15/06/2000 07:49 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: debauch]
schofiel
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
Naah - it's 10A

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#9440 - 15/06/2000 08:04 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: debauch]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31583
Loc: Seattle, WA
What's the bit sticking out on the bottom slightly to the right of the four buttons?

Not sticking out, indented in. Since the face and the handle are flush with each other, there is a "notch" which allows you to get your finger in there to pull out the handle.

Although in the Merc photo, it looks like some of the handle isn't actually black where the notch exposes it. That's what looks like it's "sticking out" to you. That could just be overexposure of the photograph, though.

Rob, more explanation?

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#9441 - 15/06/2000 08:07 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: rob]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31583
Loc: Seattle, WA
You know, what you really need is an installation photo of a Mark 2 in a 2000 Honda Accord. Preferably a green one with a tan interior...

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#9442 - 15/06/2000 08:57 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: rob]
Fogduck
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Registered: 06/06/2000
Posts: 199
Loc: BC
Bordering on cruelty indeed...! Thanks for the updated pic, Rob.

How is it coming otherwise?

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#9443 - 15/06/2000 09:57 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: Fogduck]
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
It doesn't look too great on time scales, but I believe production is now firmed up (we thought that before, though!).

We're getting a few players today which will be shown at our booth (#30) at the MP3 Summit in San Diego next week. We'll then get a small batch on or around Tuesday 27th which will ship immediately to clients, so some real customers will have players the week after next. Another 1000-ish players will start to ship around a week later, and we have another 1000 queued up behind those, pending availability of a few components.

We're still on track to clear the backlog over the next couple of months.

Rob



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#9444 - 15/06/2000 10:00 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: tfabris]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Yep, that's right, and the handle is totally matt black - it was an artifact of the photo that makes it look shiney.

Rob



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#9445 - 15/06/2000 15:50 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: debauch]
altman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
I shall tease you by mentioning that I've just returned from the manufacturers with serial numbers 060000001, 060000002 and 060000003 - the first 3 boards through testing (I was down there today installing the functional and soak test rigs).

There are currently about 70 boards in existence, though only 3 are finished - the others should start going through testing starting tomorrow (Friday).

Hugo



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#9446 - 15/06/2000 19:15 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: altman]
bmihulka
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Registered: 15/06/1999
Posts: 259
Loc: Lincoln, NE
Must have empeg. Feeling weak. Cannot go on any longer.

-Waiting to replace the hole in my truck with a Mark2
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#9447 - 15/06/2000 19:20 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: bmihulka]
Alexander
member

Registered: 02/05/2000
Posts: 108
Loc: SF Bay Area
That's funny, I'm waiting to replace the hole in my head with a Mark 2. I hear that it has a lot of extra processing power. :)

Alex


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#9448 - 15/06/2000 19:20 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: altman]
Fogduck
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Registered: 06/06/2000
Posts: 199
Loc: BC
In reply to:

70 boards in existence, though only 3 are finished - the others should start going through testing starting tomorrow (Friday)


So these 70 "boards" are the base electronics, without hard-drive, display and case? So, once they're tested...they get put into the empeg case, a FedEx box and then my hand?

The news is so unbearable, but maybe no news is worse...



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#9449 - 15/06/2000 20:17 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: Fogduck]
Alexander
member

Registered: 02/05/2000
Posts: 108
Loc: SF Bay Area
Nah, I'm sure that any that go out from the first 70 will be to the Mark 1 owners. I'm before you in the queue, and I don't expect to get mine until the first big run. On the upside, though, we don't have to worry about switching out the buttons and dial...

Alex


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#9450 - 15/06/2000 22:52 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: Geoff]
mcomb
pooh-bah

Registered: 31/08/1999
Posts: 1649
Loc: San Carlos, CA
Bordering? I am about to go take a picture of my Jeep's dashboard just so I can superempose that photo of the empeg into the dash :-)

-Mike

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#9451 - 15/06/2000 23:44 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: rob]
Tino
new poster

Registered: 02/09/1999
Posts: 18
Loc: The Netherlands
Is this picture of a completely finished Mark2 that is ready to ship to customers?

Yust curious

Tino



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#9452 - 16/06/2000 00:07 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: mcomb]
debauch
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Registered: 22/03/2000
Posts: 217
Loc: West Midlands, England
I am about to go take a picture of my Jeep's dashboard just so I can superempose that photo of the empeg into the dash

Been there, done that (OK, so it's not a jeep!): http://www.debau.ch/empeg/

Am I sad or what?

Nick.

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#9453 - 16/06/2000 04:11 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: Tino]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
The button material is changing, apart from that I believe it's correct.

Rob



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#9454 - 16/06/2000 04:14 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: Alexander]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Hopefully all players will ship with the correct plastic, as we've been told to expect it from the injection moulding company on Monday.

Rob



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#9455 - 16/06/2000 04:19 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: rob]
Geoff
enthusiast

Registered: 21/08/1999
Posts: 381
Loc: Northern Ireland
It's funny, but I was almost hoping to get one of the ones with the 'wrong' button plastic, just so I could say it was a 'limited edition'

The uniqueness factor goes a long way, I still believe I have the only Mk1 in Northern Ireland... I know it was the first one shipped here at least

Geoff
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#9456 - 16/06/2000 19:54 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: debauch]
mcomb
pooh-bah

Registered: 31/08/1999
Posts: 1649
Loc: San Carlos, CA
Hey, look at that. Maybe we should start a support group or something?

-Mike

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#9457 - 17/06/2000 09:28 Re: Preview page - small update [Re: rob]
Tino
new poster

Registered: 02/09/1999
Posts: 18
Loc: The Netherlands
Wha tkind of color does the button color will be?
I'm very curious...

The current material isn't that flashy...

Tino
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